do cna

Polish

Etymology

Likely a variant of dialectal do kna, do knu, from obsolete kien, kień (“stump, trunk”), from Proto-Slavic *kъnъ, *kъnь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔˈt͡sna/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡sna

Adverb

do cna (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) totally, completely, utterly
    Synonyms: bez reszty, całkowicie, do spodu, do szczętu, doszczętnie, kompletnie, na sto procent, zupełnie
    Antonym: częściowo
verb
nouns

Further reading
  • do cna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • do cna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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